The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-12-15
HARPER TALKS.
Against the Advice of Wife and
Attorneys the Defendant
Tesifies.
He Biames All Its Troubles on wiltshire
and flatiy Denies Any Connection with
the Wheat Deal

tpoh lhe witness sthno fora very brief period
Brggs swift was In the box for about Ave min.
n,es. but added nothing now 10 his previous
statements. He was irlhe nervous and shift.
ed about uneasily. Mr. VIM II Chatfeld told
what he knew IN exactly two minutes The
court did not deem the question OF sufficient
Importance 10 be considered aud Mr. Sol. p.
Kinoon followed Mr.. Chntdcld, 10 be served In
the same way, He had hardly planted
himself coolly In the spacious chair
and placed his arms on each
side OF tho railing IN comfortable manner
when he was informed, THAT Will do, Mr..
Rlneon,' To the surprise OF every body Mr.,
Kincon was not asked why he left the directory
OF the Fidelity Bank. ExMAyor Means was
called 10 testify 10 his apprlisement Of the
Riverside mills. but he was smarter than the
lawyers, and he smilingly departed. Hon.
Richard Smith was also witness.
The appearance Of a. r. Gahr. the boy director
and prnicgc OF Hnrpor, Us witness for the
Government, excited interest The young
his testimony was very damaging to his
old friend and patron. During his
testimony Gahr never once looked
az Harper but the prisoner kept his
eyes intently nxed upon the young man.
CIscfNNATI Dec. b,--Discount Clerk Yowell
took the stand 20 state that he had made menlor'
andums In hisbooks ofthc si 10000 bills recciy-
bank ~ collateral, and that 10 his knowledge
no entries OF the transaction had been made on
the general books Of the bank. In listing the
notes he had registered each one Of them In or
der that he might identity them He received
no special instruction nom Hnrperto this effect
J. Harry Walters, expert recalled and idcn-
titled dram signed BY Harper dated May 81,
drawn on the Chemical Bank for A.i83 83 paya-
bic 10 the order Of Western National Bank OF
N.t. hos
bank hut there was no entry made Of this draft
Witness was in the Fidelity Bank March Il
when the Hank Examiner made his exanna-
tion An addition whs mndc 20 the funds OF
bank by borrowing 500 90 from the Meiropoli.
tan National bank OF Cincinnati; witness
thought Il was borrowed by Harper saw the
money IN pactage on his desk. took the
money back on the afternoon Of the i7ih. This
money was shown TO the Bank Examiner as
part OF the funds ot the Fidelity MIR. Walters
then testified as 70 iho condition ofthe bank on
the day oi rs suspension. The liabilities OF
tho Fidelity National Bank June 80 iss5, were,
as A0irH By NE bo0iE on ne bank e. 0ts. .esG gi /;
total liabilities Of the bank, &,ss)s55 10. As
sets Hils receivable, i3Gga, ~; "other as
sets" teIBLfi3s5! total assets at date OF sus-
pension. S.s7i 0it.s5; Assets collected by Re
criyor good N,iTi.psi7 Doubtful assets,
SliS,iiTis worthless, q laihii19; total assets
on hand flssi igi -; total assets, t5.s7IOiiS5.
Total liabilities Of Fidelity, $3.50 SIS 20; origis
nal capital paid In n 0p0 O00, total q s0 S5. 20
Total worthless assets, ss.4pLSiIis; good and
doabtfui assets stiil remaining In hands Of re-
coiyor. Of which sGi5 WIZ are doubtful, S.,
s'6Stiis. Total deficiency A,0oi3il.2S
Ex-Judge Iohn $. Conner, assignee Of the
Riverside Iron and Steel Company, was called
10 The stand, and testified that he found the
assets Of the concern 10 be s3d9 the rolling min
being sold for tlo,to0, The title OF the property
is now IN litigation, the assignee claiming
possession Of the property under deed from Har-
per and other considerations.
Major II. l. Lloyd trustee OF estate Of +. L.
Harper under the lntter's assignment. was
called and testified that the amount OF his as
sets consisted OF real estate principally. The
Riverside rolling mill was sold for 10000; two
houses and lots on Fourth street. Ss5, ,0oo; house
and lot on Laurel street, s3,00o. pnd personal
property amountin9 10 $500 The liabilities,
am Informed officially and Informally, are.
Claim OF sChcmirnl bank, s25,0Q1 claim OF
Western National Rank. New York, s2no0oo;
claim of Chicago parties, si.3OOnO0; suit filed
OF Receiver VS.. Harper ct al, sS,OooOOO; civil
suit on "Grasshopper road deal, t90Ooa,
CINCINNATI. Dec 6.-rhe trial OF T.. L. Har-
per is drawing 10 close II is probable the
Government will finish their side tomorrow,
md then the defense will have a chance. From
what can be learned tho prisoner will be the
only witness IN HIS own behalf. His former
friends have nearly all been heard on the other
side AMI the ex,hank manager has 10 depend
entirely upon himself and his attorneys.
wm. Teucbtur was the first witness placed on
the stand. He is the Individual bool-kecpcr OF
the German National Bank Of this city He
was questioned as to the check for s62, 100, dat.
ed May % drawn by the swifts Iron aud Steel
Works against the German National, which
clcck however, never passed through the
clearinghouse for collection but vas carried as
cash itcm in the Fidelity Bank. Mr.. Teuchter
testified that on the day on which this check
was drawn ihcir bank had trivial balance OF
SO 20 on their books 10 the credit OF SNifts
Iron and Steel WorlSs; ergo, Ind this check
been presented Il would not have been paid
Frank Marchand, Individual boolS-keeper OF
the First National Bank OF Cincinnati, was
called His testimony was for the purpose OF
showing the condition OF the account OF VIII
shire, Eckcrt & Company with the First Nation
nj Bank, TO the end that tho jury might be
shown that the checks drawn by wiltshire.
EclIcrt s Company against the First National
Bank and carried In the cash OF the Fidelity
Bank would have been worthless had they ever
been presented for payment
H. II. Gay, individual book-kecper OF the MGR
chants National Bank Of this city. testified
that j. W, Wiltshire & Co, kept an account with
their bank. but that the check dated February
l. for SS,,aGos was not good, as their balance
was only ss9,0S; check dated February I, for
sd,T0 not good their balance being but sS9'u.'
check dated February lb for Sl0'oOp, no good !
check OF Mny7, for $4,000, no good, their balance
being SS.sSii0
John 4, Colling, tr-, individual book-keeper OF
the Fidelity National Bank, testified US to his
Knowledge OF Wiltshire, Eckert 4 Co account
with the fidenty ron scp.en,pcr ICY, W
rod, and from January TO April q 1881, the
account OF Wilshirc, Eckert & 90. was over
drawn several times that he referred these
ovsnirafts to Mr.. Harper who told him TO hold
tnsn for day ortwo and 4 the account was not